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Symphony No. 1 – The Light Shines finds its origins in, of all places, a poem by the late author J.R.R. Tolkien titled Noel. This poem is one of Tolkien’s few explicitly religious writings and is focused on Christmas. The title comes from a passage in the New Testament, John 1:5: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." The musical journey taken throughout follows a path from the darkness into t...